Real Assets Junkie is a project created by venture capitalist Nicola Kerslake to document her work in agriculture, water, energy, mining and green building. She is the founder of Newbean Capital, a registered investment adviser, where she manages early stage venture capital mandates for institutional clients. Nicola has a longstanding interest in agriculture, having advised farmland and private equity funds, and is currently focused mostly on indoor agriculture projects. These include Indoor Ag-Con, which hosts events about the hydroponic, aquaponic and aeroponic industries. In addition, she sits on the advisory boards of two startups; Project Alba, a Cambodian produce farming company, and Pinoccio, a Techstars-graduate company that’s developed an ecosystem for building the Internet of Things. The views expressed on this site are her own, and do not reflect the opinions of her clients, nor should they be construed as any form of solicitation or investment advice.

We are looking for contributors who have a good knowledge of either the public or private investment sides of any of the following sectors; agriculture (especially agtech and large scale commercial greenhouse and warehouse growing), energy (whether oil, gas, or renewables), metals (especially rare earths), timber, water (especially water tech), or green building (particularly as it relates to the commercial property sector).